Answer Jesus’ Summons for a Fuller Lenten Conversion
‘Even now, says the LORD, return to me with your whole heart’ (Joel 2:12). COMMENTARY: To live Lent well begins with a desire to go with Jesus into the desert and return profoundly changed.
Filipino Bishops Urge Faithful to Begin ‘Digital Media Fasting’
Danupol NoodamA young teen absorbed in her phone. ‘In stepping back from digital excess, we reclaim interior silence, deepen relationships, and rediscover God’s presence in daily life,’ the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines said.
Vatican’s top diplomat says Holy See won’t join Board of Peace
The Holy See “will not participate in the Board of Peace because of its particular nature, which is evidently not that of other States.” The Vatican’s cardinal secretary of state, Pietro Parolin, made the statement…
What impact has the Cristero War had on religious freedom in Mexico today?
The story of the Cristero War in Mexico reached theaters a little over a decade ago with “For Greater Glory,” a film titled “Cristiada” in Spanish. Alongside the film, an official book was published to…
Meet the priest serving ‘even nonbelievers’ at the Milan Winter Olympics
The role of chaplains at the Olympic Games is not just for Catholics and other believers, according to a priest currently serving at the Winter Games in Milan and Cortina d’Ampezzo. “My service is much…
New US policy on AI threatens industry disruption, puts US at loggerheads with Holy See
AI giant Anthropic is facing potentially disastrous backlash from U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth and the recently renamed War Dept. over Anthropic’s refusal to allow the Pentagon to use their Claude AI platform in…
‘Nostalgia, measured optimism, and a forlorn feeling’: Bp Matthew Kukah on 30 years of Ecclesia in Africa
Thirty years after Pope Saint John Paul II’s landmark Apostolic Exhortation, Ecclesia in Africa, the document remains both a beacon of hope and a mirror reflecting the continent’s unfinished journey. That’s according to Bishop Mathew…
Vatican official says Notre Dame controversy shows need for dialogue on abortion
The president of the Pontifical Academy for Life said Tuesday the Church needs to maintain a dialogue with universities on the issue of abortion. Monsignor Renzo Pegoraro was responding to a question about controversy over…
What Does It Mean to Be Named a ‘Chaplain of His Holiness’?
EWTN NewsMsgr. Fermín González Melado The title is a recognition “granted by the dicasteries, since it is the prefects who suggest to the Secretariat of State the recognition of individuals who have been working at…
European Parliament votes to condemn Turkey’s expulsion of Christian workers
BRUSSELS, Belgium — The European Parliament adopted a resolution on Feb. 12 strongly condemning Turkey’s expulsion of Christian missionaries under what lawmakers described as opaque “national security” pretexts. The resolution urges the capital city of…